Governor of the State and Chancellor Shekhar Dutt headed the 23rd meeting of coordination committee of universities at Raj Bhavan. Several key decisions were made on Wednesday. It was decided in the meeting that semester system will be followed at graduation-level in universities.
A committee including Vice-Chancellors of Raipur, Bilaspur, Bastar and Surguja universities decided that semester system, grading system, internal evaluation system and choice-based credit system will be implemented in universities. The changes have been brought according to UGC norms. The decisions will be implemented from academic year 2014-15. However, Bastar University will apply the new system from 2015-16.
Consent in principal was given for formation of student unions and disciplinary rules will be formulated based on lingdoh committee’s guidance.A total of 581 assistant professors will be appointed in colleges through Public Service Commission. They will be appointed in districts that lack teaching staff. In addition, 1,020 guest lecturers will also be sought.
It was also decided in the meeting that a system will be put in place to facilitate loans to students without much hassle. Kumar said that government funds will be given only to such banks which come forward to help students with finances.